How Do You Add Icing Trim To A Wedding Cake?
Making your own wedding cake can save you hundreds of dollars but learning the art of cake decorating takes a little practice. The trick to making a beautiful cake is in learning how to apply the icing trim neatly. With a few techniques and a little practice, your wedding cake will look beautiful. Bake and torte the cake layers ahead of time. You can freeze baked layers for up to one week when double wrapped in waxed paper. Thaw and assemble the layers with the filling of your choice. Use an icing turntable for the smoothest look. With a large icing tip, approximately 2-inches long and a 1/4-inch wide, apply the base icing to your cake from the bottom to the top, squeezing the bag evenly. Smooth the base icing with an offset spatula. Choose the icing tips you want to use for the trim. A round hole will make a nice smooth trim and one with fluted edges will result in a shell pattern. Traditionally, large shell patterns look the best around the bottom of the cake and smaller shells along
